---
title: "Breaking: #69227 - Strings for like are not properly escaped"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:breaking-69227"
source: "Changelog/7.6/Breaking-69227-StringsForLikeAreNotProperlyEscaped.rst"
typo3-version: "7.6"
typo3-major: 7
type: "breaking"
issue: 69227
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/69227"
tags: ["PHP-API", "ext:indexed_search"]
rendered: "2026-09-24T21:45:06+00:00"
---

# Breaking: #69227 - Strings for like are not properly escaped {#breaking-69227}

See [forge#69227](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/69227)

## Description {#description}

The following constants have been removed:

-   `TYPO3CMSIndexedSearchControllerSearchFormController::WILDCARD_LEFT`
-   `TYPO3CMSIndexedSearchControllerSearchFormController::WILDCARD_RIGHT`
-   `TYPO3CMSIndexedSearchDomainRepositoryIndexSearchRepository::WILDCARD_LEFT`
-   `TYPO3CMSIndexedSearchDomainRepositoryIndexSearchRepository::WILDCARD_RIGHT`

## Impact {#impact}

The mentioned constants don't exist anymore.

## Affected Installations {#affected-installations}

Third party code using the mentioned constants.

## Migration {#migration}

Use the new constants:

-   `TYPO3CMSIndexedSearchUtilityLikeWildcard::LEFT`
-   `TYPO3CMSIndexedSearchUtilityLikeWildcard::RIGHT`